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The News & Star reports that a convicted fraudster who concocted a false CV to get a high-paid job has had his jail term slashed.

James Alexander Hayden Cox, also submitted faked references to land a £65,000-a-year role at Britain’s Energy Coast and forged a signature to steal more than £40,000 of the company’s cash.

According to the Evening Standard, the daughter of a retired British Army general was caught stuffing £50 notes into her sock whilst working as a casino croupier.

Sarah Clarke used sleight of hand to grab the cash while counting up at the end of her shift at the Sportsman Casino in Marylebone.

The Burton Mail reports that a thief managed to steal more than 100 cans of Red Bull over the course of two months, and all from the same shop.

Miroslav Vagai admitted five counts of shoplifting the popular energy drink from a Sainsbury’s store in Derby.

According to the Burton Mail, almost £80,000 worth of sat-navs were stolen from Derbyshire car giant Toyota and then sold on eBay by a cleaner.

Juris Jakimjonoks systematically took the systems from the shelves as he walked from the office to the restaurant as part of his cleaning round and admitted he was “motivated by greed”.

SomersetLive reports that a ‘greedy’ teenager stole bikes and biking equipment when he was working for The Bicycle Chain in Bridgwater.

Alex Long started work at the shop in July 2015, and suspicions were raised when the shop’s owner noticed that a bike had gone missing.

As reported in the Oxford Mail, a hotel night manager stole nearly £17,000 of his employer’s money in an attempt to woo a man he wanted to be his lover.

Deanardo Blacklaws worked at the Oxford Belfry Hotel in Milton Common for two months in 2016 and, within days of starting the role, began an elaborate scheme to charm a man he was ‘besotted’ with.